Green jobs are a priority for India, since the country is working towards its ambitious climate commitments to decarbonize the economy. Being one of the fastest-growing major economies in the world, the third highest greenhouse gas emitter and the fifth most vulnerable country to climate change impacts, the country is moving towards green growth to decouple emissions from economic prosperity while also creating millions of decent jobs.
This study assesses India’s policy readiness to create and promote green jobs, and ensure a just transition for the workforce that may be negatively affected by greening.
The policy mix for promoting green jobs and skills and a just transition includes measures to produce green jobs in traditional and emerging sectors, but also measures to reduce the impacts of job losses and industry phaseouts on workers and communities. This encompasses many policy fields, including development and employment policy, energy policy, industry policy, training and skills development.